This was so difficult to find, but EXACTLY what I needed. Everything was clear, you went at a good pace, and I cannot thank you enough! 🙏🏼

I did 3 or 4 searches before I was able to find your video and it was exactly what I needed! Straightforward, clear and no fuss. Thank you!

It's a brilliant video, I just took my V8 head to pieces for a really good clean and this video was invaluable. One thing to look out for if your Dyson is old, the rubber seal might come out of its runners but is easy enough to seat it back in.

Thank you so much for this! The clear part of my dyson has been so dirty for ages and its been irritating me so much that I couldn't clean it and didnt know how to take it apart. It looks like brand new now!! So happy!!! 🖤

I had a V8 where the head brush did not spin. It was entirely clean. So I had to strip it right down, and remove the motor. Not an easy task...maybe about 4 hours of work (for the first time). 1. First you have to disassemble all that you see in this video. 2. The plastic housing that holds the motor is slid into two slots on one side. You have to slide (twist, pry) it out. 3. Then you have to press on the two circle areas (while pushing apart the base from the housing), to release the housing from the base. 4. That will get the housing clear, and you can see a rubber plug covering the back of the motor. Remove it. 5. Now you can see where the wires go in to the motor. Unplug the wires, if they didn't come off already. 6. The motor is pressed into the housing and the shaft into a bearing in the housing. Stand the housing upright on a table, with the motor facing up. I put a round punch on the plastic tip of the shaft (small enough to fit through the bearing) and tapped gently (many times!) to ease the shaft out of the bearing. It wasn't easy...be careful. 7. You will have to tap further to get the motor shaft completely out of the bearing, and there are two rubber sealing rings around the motor that make it fit real tight as well. Feels like they designed it to make it almost impossible to repair! 8. Once you get it out, you will see there is the motor, and there is a plastic unit that fits on the end of it. The plastic unit has three little gears on metal shafts that are embedded into the plastic unit. These fit into a gear housing on the motor itself. On my vacuum, one of those little plastic gears must have got too warm, and gently fused itself to the plastic of the housing, so it would not spin (nor could I get it off). It was as if it was glued. I pried at it with a screwdriver, and it suddenly popped off. When I fixed it, I put three very small, thin metal washers between the plastic gears and the plastic unit, so they could not melt together again. I then generously applied petroleum grease to the whole assembly, and did everything in reverse to put it back together. I had actually used some split ring pliers to remove the split ring that keeps the bearing in place, but this is only necessary if you want to remove the bearing. I think (but can't remember exactly) that you may be able to leave the bearing in place. The painful part about reassembly is trying to get the motor all the way back into the housing. There are two holes on the side of the motor assembly. These have to line up with the holes on the housing, so you can put the screws back in. So be careful to orient the motor right before you start tapping it in place. I rested the housing with the bearing down, onto a socket that fit the bearing, but left room for the shaft. Then I used my punch again and tapped on the shaft end (protruding slightly at the back of the motor) to get the plastic shaft (which is attached to the front of the motor) to press into the bearing. After some effort, I realized the rubber sealing ring around the motor was getting caught on a groove in the housing. I took a small screwdriver and went all around it, pressing the rubber ring forward, into the housing. After this, it went in the remaing way with a few taps, and I could put the screws in. Remember to put in the rubber plug that goes behind the motor (from Step 4). I forgot the first time, and had to pull it apart to put it in. The first time I did the reassembly, I attached the main vacuum and turned it on, but the head did not spin! Argh! I took it partly apart again, and realized the black wire had come off the motor. So be careful not to pull on those wires during reassembly, as they come off very easily.

Thank you. I just wanted to clean the clear plastic cover, but I would certainly have broken something without this tutorial.

Awesome instructions, thank you. Ran over some cat sick and wasn't sure how to strip the bits off for cleaning. Your video sorted me out in a couple of minutes.

yeah! my vac looks brand new, thanks for the guide.

Thanks a lot

Just found your site!! Absolutely fantastic, you helped me out so much! Thank you!👏👏👏👏👏

cheers mate that was awesome, i would of never of been able to do that without your help, now everything is clean and clear. Many thanks my friend :)

thank you so much, my hoover cover was really dirty, your video was just perfect

Excellent video instructions. I'm sure I would have broken something without your guidance!

Thanks 👍

Thank you for sharing this video, it really helped me ! 👌

Thanks

Thank you so much you really helped me a lot. 😊

Perfect instructions thank you!

Nice and clean now thanks to your video.thanks very much

Thank you. Would have broken it, trying to dismantle on my own. I vacuumed a camouflaged... item of significant moisture content, so it was clean it, or chuck it. And they are not cheap.

Excellent video! Thank you sir!

This was really helpful, thank you!

So helpful; thanks a bunch!

hello, verry good tuto !!!!!!! thank you for you

Awesome bro ... Exactly what I needed

Great video

Great Entry level Shark

Thanks a lot!!!

Good video👍👍

The cap doesn’t want to turn when trying to remove the brush with the flat head screwdriver causing damage , any suggestion how to solve ?

Also the V7

Thanks man

Thank u so much

Legend!

You didn't see that underneath the white label that should be peeled off there's one more screw to be removed for easier disengagement of the dark Grey plastic cover.

How can I remove a broken joint?

Why cant everyone get to the point as quick and easy as you do?

I washed mine and it is not rotating anymore, any suggestions what should I do? This is not the first time I’m cleaning it.

Here 💯

Think I’ll clean round it 🤔 I am sure Mr Dyson did not intend us to go to this trouble😟

Hello. I have just received my Daughter's Dysin V8 but the floorhead needs a thorough clean ...May I ask the name of the screw driver you were using for the Dyson floorhead? Thank you in advance!

Soooo…what happens if I washed the brush bar before watching your video!?

Thank you because of that me and my mom can take the head phones out 😂 And when I see u said don’t wash it and is too late to tell my mom she already wet it so will it be broken ?

Great video. Could you tell me how to take apart the joint where the two round discs are? The piece I want to remove you hold in your right hand at 3:17. thank you

What size screwdriver works for the tiny little screws? I can’t seem to get them out! 😩

The brush bar doesn't spin and I can't remove the cap, do you have any solution?

what size torx is that? the screws were put in by a gorilla ...

I have this vacuum and absolutely hate it. There's no reason it should be so difficult to clean, plus it's just very annoying to use. Worst money I've ever spent. I complained to Dyson and they send me a second one free - now I have two vacuums that I hate equally!

What size torx head did you use?

Hi, what kind of screwdriver u use

That design looks too complex and difficult.

Do you know how to replace brush roll motor on this ?